still & stay
Golden afternoon light across a white hotel bed, mountains through the open window

Eden Hotel · afternoon light

Photo · Film · Drone

Photography · Film · Brand growth for hospitality

I don’t just photograph your place. I help it get booked.

Hi, I’m Sachin.

Beautiful photos are only half the job. Before I pick up a camera, I look at your property the way a guest does: your Instagram, your Google listing, your Booking.com and Agoda pages, your website. I find the places where people lose interest, and why.

Then I create the photos and films that fix it, and stay with you to make sure they’re used well: the right first image on your listing, a steady rhythm on social, a brand that feels like the place itself.

CreatePhotos, reels, films, drone
GrowSocial, listings, brand
PartnerHonest advice, ongoing
Looking past a curtain and the end of a bed to green limestone mountains through the window

My story

It started with one stay.

I still remember walking into a five-star hotel for the first time. The calm of the lobby, the way everything seemed to have been thought about, a room that felt like it had been waiting for me. I couldn’t stop taking pictures. It was a little crazy, in the best way.

Since then I’ve stayed at places like the Novotel in Kerala and the JW Marriott, and that feeling never got old. What stayed with me wasn’t the size of the room. It was the small moments that made me want to come back.

I’ve always loved photography and filmmaking. So I asked myself: why not use it for the hotels that make people feel this way? The ones that don’t just offer a stay, but give guests a reason to return.

Great hotels don’t just sell a room. They give you a reason to come back. My job is to make sure the world can see it.

— Sachin, Still & Stay

Selected frames

Recent moments

Work

All projects

How I work with you

A partner, not just a photographer.

Every property has a story guests would love, if they could see it. My job is to find it, show it and make sure the right people see it.

  1. 01

    Listen

    We talk about your guests, what makes your place special and what you want to change: more direct bookings, a fuller restaurant, a stronger name.

  2. 02

    Look

    I review your Instagram, Google profile, booking listings and website, and show you plainly what’s working and what’s costing you guests.

  3. 03

    Create

    I plan and shoot photos, reels and films around those gaps, at the right hour of the day, with every room and table styled.

  4. 04

    Grow

    I help you use them: refreshed listings, a posting plan with captions, ad-ready cuts and monthly content, so your brand keeps moving after the shoot.

A free first look

Send me your Instagram or booking link.

I’ll reply with three honest things I’d change to help you get more guests. No cost, no obligation.

Ask for your free look
Glassware at the bar · Nature Café

The details

Guests remember the small things.

The light caught in a row of glasses. Bath amenities lined up on a lit shelf. The first coffee by the window. I slow down for the details that tell guests how a place will feel, and give them the same care as the wide shots.

Hour by hour

One day, photographed at its best light

  1. 07:00

    First light

    Mist lifting off the mountains, the balcony chairs still empty. Soft, low sun for terraces, views and breakfast.

  2. 12:00

    High sun

    The pool at its brightest blue. Midday is for water, terraces and anything that should look fresh and clean.

  3. 15:30

    Afternoon

    Even light through the tall windows and across the painted walls. The hour for rooms and suites, styled bed by bed.

  4. 17:45

    Golden hour

    The courtyard turns warm and the lanterns start to glow. Twenty minutes I plan the whole day around.

  5. 19:00

    Blue hour

    Lights on, sky still holding colour. Exteriors, dining and the bar as guests arrive.

Services

What I can do for you

Take one piece or the whole package. Every project is shaped around your property and quoted to it; rates on request.

Create

  • i.

    Rooms & suites

    Every room category, wide and in detail, for your website, Booking.com and Agoda.

  • ii.

    Food & beverage

    Menu dishes, the bar and the dining room, before and during service.

  • iii.

    Drone & grounds

    Pools, gardens and the landscape around you, from the ground and the air.

  • iv.

    Reels & films

    Vertical edits for Instagram and TikTok, and a longer film for your website.

Grow

  • v.

    Brand & listing audit

    A clear review of how you look online today, with a short list of what to fix first.

  • vi.

    Booking listing refresh

    New photo order, cover images and descriptions for Booking.com, Agoda and Google.

  • vii.

    Social media

    A monthly content plan, captions and posting, so your feed stays alive between shoots.

  • viii.

    Ads & campaigns

    Ad-ready photos and short cuts for promotions, seasons and launches.

Let’s talk

Tell me about your place.

What makes it special, who your guests are and what you’d like to change. I reply personally, usually within a day, with honest thoughts on how I can help.

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WhatsApp+91 87796 66356
Emailsachin@stillandstay.in
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